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Is the Shutdown an Ethical Tool?

15. January 2019 Philosophy News News

As this is being written, parts of the federal government have been shut down. Some federal workers have been furloughed—sent home without pay and forbidden from doing work. Others, like TSA agents, [More]

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Can ‘throw-up, then clean-up' work for history?

14. January 2019 Philosophy News News

In an email message, a reader writes: I was revisiting one of your posts on writing where you advocate a "throw it all up!" method. While I often find myself intrigued by this suggestion, I find it [More]

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Does 'throw-up, then clean-up' work for history?

14. January 2019 Philosophy News News

In an email message, a reader writes: I was revisiting one of your posts on writing where you advocate a "throw it all up!" method. While I often find myself intrigued by this suggestion, I find it [More]

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Diversifying the Canon: Interview with Stewart Duncan

14. January 2019 Philosophy News News

Stewart Duncan is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Florida. His research has largely focused on early modern discussions of materialism, and ... Read [More]

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His works are not Gothic; they are not parody or satire; they are funny but not jokey. It's weird how Edward Gorey's art is ubiquitous but hard to characterize

14. January 2019 Philosophy News News

His works are not Gothic; they are not parody or satire; they are funny but not jokey. It's weird how Edward Gorey's art is ubiquitous but hard to [More]

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In 1889, Debussy visited the world’s fair, which featured the Eiffel Tower. What impressed him more was an opera featuring “a furious little clarinet”

13. January 2019 Philosophy News News

In 1889, Debussy visited the world’s fair, which featured the Eiffel Tower. What impressed him more was an opera featuring “a furious little [More]

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IFL2 — Some propositional logic!

13. January 2019 Philosophy News News

For whatever reasons, the writing of the later chapters for IFL2, the new edition of Introduction to Formal Logic, has been going really slowly. But I am at last reasonably content at least with [More]

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Unconventional teaching ideas that work: Skill-focused teaching through a philosophical service project (by Nathan Nobis)

12. January 2019 Philosophy News News

Guest post by Nathan Nobis, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA USA I teach an "Introduction to Philosophical Ethics" course in an interactive, discussion-based and skills-focused manner. The core skills [More]

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A viciously critical review, with finely honed mockery and acid-tipped one-liners, is born of righteous fury. But it can become pure joy

12. January 2019 Philosophy News News

A viciously critical review, with finely honed mockery and acid-tipped one-liners, is born of righteous fury. But it can become pure [More]

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Candidates and SC-members with similar interests

11. January 2019 Philosophy News News

In our ongoing job-market discussion thread, Cleverly Disguised Mule writes: I have a job market question/issue that I suspect others have encountered as well. How should one approach an [More]

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